The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Practice: A Comparative Analysis of the Role of Courts [Hardcover]

A timely examination of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, this first thorough comparative analysis contrasts the approaches of thirteen jurisdictions to reveal a legal area of growing importance.Introduced in 2008, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has existed for nearly a decade. This comprehensive study examines how courts in thirteen different jurisdictions make use of the Convention. The first sustained comparative international law analysis of the CRPD, Waddington and Lawson's ground breaking text illuminates the intersection between human rights law, disability law and international law through an examination of the role of courts. The first part of the book contains chapters specific to each jurisdiction. The second part consists of comparative chapters which draw on the rich analysis of the jurisdiction-specific chapters. These chapters reflect on emerging patterns of judicial usage and interpretation of the CRPD and on the wider implications for human rights theory and the nascent field of international comparative human rights law. This volume is a vital and thought-provoking addition to the literature on comparative international law and disability rights.1. Setting the Scene,Anna Lawson and Lisa Waddington2. Argentina,Ana Laura Aiello3. Australia,Lisa Waddington4. Council of Europe,Oliver Lewis5. European Union,Lisa Waddington6. Germany,Valentin Aichele7. Kenya,Elizabeth Kamundia8. India,Shreya Atrey9. Ireland,Eilionoir Flynn10. Italy,Delia Ferri11. Mexico,Hezzy Smith and Michael Stein12. Russia,Dmitri Barteney and Ekaterina Evdokimova13. Spain,Ignacio Campoy14. United Kingdom,Anna Lawson and Lucy Series15. Interpreting the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Domestic Courts,Anna Lawson and Lisa Waddington16. The Domestication of the Convention onlƒ.